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THE INDEPENDENT
Issued crery nfternoon except Bundsy at
Brlto Hall Konla Btreot
Qaintt the wrong that needt retittance
For the right thnt needt auManee
For the future in the dittanee
And the good that tie can do
Tarn in the place inhere 1 am dcmnndd
of conscience In iprak the truth and the truth
lipcak impugn it who to IUU
Edmund NonniE
G O Kbnyox -
Elitor
Manager
WEDNESDAY JUNE 2G 1891
Messrs Gear and Finney hnvo
sorvod notico of infringement of
copyright on Mowro Norrle and
Kenvon this nfternoon Mr Gear
has copyrighted the title Tho
Evening Bulletin with which is in
corporated tho Tndopendont and
alleges that our paper infringes that
titlo His other assertions aro both
f also and malicious if ho really be
liovos them
CAS1LE CONFIRMED
In tho secret sossion to day Minis
ter Hatch gavo such strong and es
sential reasons for tho confirmation
of W It Casto as Minister Plenipo
tentiary to Washington lint the
verdict was reversed aid the voting
infaorof confirmation was almost
unaniinou oven after hiving huard
the commitoud report Tho Ixdh
rcsDcsr ha th firt new
aopioB or tub day
The Advertiser with its usual
wealth of erudition and deep delv
ing into tho by ways of literature
now announces that tho opposition
to Mr W B Castlo comes from the
nine tailors of Tooley street This
remarkably close shot In tho matter
of quotations reminds us as W N
Armstrong would say of Baron Cu
vior the celebrated naturalist who
on going in to tho sessions of tho
French academy ono day when
they were proparing their celebrat
ed dictionary was asked his opinion
of tho following definition Crab
A little red full which walks back
ward Capital geotlemon said
ho it only lacks a few things The
orab is not always littlo it is not red
it i certaiuly not a fi b and it
doesnt walk backwards With
thoso few exeepims gonllemer
your dtfiuition is perfect Now
an far as memory serve thero wer
but threo tailors of Tooley street
and they became celebrated if not
famous by tigninrr and boing the
only signers of a memorial begin
ning We the people of E
It is truly unfortunato for
Mr W It Castlo that oven his own
journal cannot build up an imagin
ary opposition to him without first
multiplying it thrice At that rato
how doo3 tho real opposition grow
And the ral public -not tho Adver
tiser and its tailors say wo are a
xinit even ITawaiiansand all against
W It Catlo and his Kawaiahao
methods being appointed to repre
sent us anywhero and for any ob
ct
Tho appropriation calling for a
pension for Piiucees Kaiulaui is tho
first step on the part of tho Govern
ment in the lino of reconciliation
We understand that tho moasuro
was solely duo to tho remonstrances
of MiniserB Damon and Smith
Tho removal of Dr E neraon from
the prison shows that a portion of
tho Cabinot at leal is ready to ox
tend a roconciliiting baud Why
not now while a mnro rrieudly feel
ing prevails take the step right out
and do what louio day aiust be
done that is throw open the prison
doors and restore the supporters
and protootors of hundreds of Ha
waiians to their domostio honrths
and to tho bosoms of tholr families
Aftor what wo havo seen lately of
tho tendencies of tho Cabinet in ro
gard to tho prisoners wo rofuso to
beliovo that the majority of tho
Executivo will stand calmly by and
see tho bys die from maarial and
typhoid fevers si in ply in tho hopo
of crowing tho abnormal fines im
posed out of their parents and rela
tions
It is no wonder that evon tho
Cabinot Ministers do not know
their own constitution mat in
strument was drawn in such a slip
shod manuer that it would tako a
mind reader to find out what was
meant Minister Damon innocently
tent hinappropriation bills to the
Houso of Representatives and just
before that august body was going
to consider themhe found out that
tho constitution demands that tho
Senate has tho first consideration of
such bills Tho bills were tabled
and tho bodj looked disgusted at
being a second consideration
Sinco tho days of tho monarchy
tho most pleasaut fact on record in
tho lino of improvements is that
tone of tho Representatives chow
tobatco W O Smith noil thatd
gum
A stranger visiting tho lef idative
hall yesterday morning asked why
tho w Into men eat together in the
front row an I tho naties were hud
dled in tho ba k rows It was im
possible to give any sensible answer
to tho question In other places
the legislators sit according to dis
tricts hero according to color If
thoy had to be placed according to
intelligence who would be in tho
front rowT
Olaa front lots must bo short of
land to want to steal half of the
road forest for nothing
Tho Senate committees amend
ments to tho Land Act provido for
granting to Olaa leaseholders fee
simple patents instead of their
Crown Land leaes
Tho petition of Olaa ccffeo plant
ers calling for Government subsidy
is rather amusing We understood
that the planters of that di trict
wore making millions atid that the
Labor Commission was going to
fond tbouauds of capitalists to
that placo and nov comes patiiots
like Lsndng and Grossman and re
lato at largo their fights with
blights and bugs and demonstrate
iheir insatiable desire for par Wo
aro getting till mor depressed
CUXl 1 ABJU LAWS
Tho ppcial sejsion of tho legisla
ture will deioivt and receive tho ap
proval of tho country if it will make
a revision of tho now existing master
and servant la vs Tho present laws
aro and hava been a blot on the
civilization of Hawaii and they will
bo found a seriom impedimeu in
eventual efforts to socure annexa
tion Although littln publicity is
given to tho constant trouble
botween miators and servants ouch
troubles exist and hardly a day goes
by without complaints and state
ments of alleged grievances pouring
into tho offieds of tho foreign repre
sentatives
Hawaii is fortunate in having had
and f tit t having the countries of
tliuir Joroimi citizens ropreseuted by
wise and discreet diplomats who
a t In a calm and judicious manner
i m m hi m
as arbitrators between employer and
employee But tho foroign ropro
sontativos do not find it an easy
mattor always to paoify their
countrymen who cannot see tho
justice of laws whioh givo to tho
master all to tho servant nothing
To roviso tho system of contract
labor during this session would por
haps ba impracticable- but cortniu
amendments to the laws could bo
mado which would help to prevent
disputes and disagreements in tho
future There is a constant
enco of opinion in regard to what 1
constitutes 10 hours work Tho
mon generally hold that they fulfil
their contract by being out of their
houses and at work for 10 hours and
they claim that the timo used for
dinnor is included in tho said timo
Tho employer domand 10 hours
actual work and construe the eon
tracts to mean that tho timo used by
tho servant for dinnor is ot to bo
part of tho 10 hours This mattor
should be adjusted by legislation
one way or othor In some districts
the judge before whom the question
has been brought uecides in favor of
tho employers they generally do
Ii others tho claim of the servants
are upheld but raroly
Another matter which was the
eauso of trouble a short while ago
is tho usoof a warrant instead of a
summons against a contract-deserting
laborer On ono of tho best
conducted plantations on Maui
considerable dissath faction and dis
content was caused by the indUcreot
tio of a warrant by a blundering
district magistrate A laborer who
only had been a short while in the
country but who hod intelligence
enough not to allow what he believed
to be his rights to be trampled upon
raised the question as to the 10
hours referred to above He re-
fused to work 10 hours and quit
when tho exact 10 hours were up
He theD according to our beautiftl
laws becamo a deserter and at 9
oclock in the evening he was arrest
on a warrant and marched miles to
tho lock up Tho man was willing
to submit to the judges decision in
regard to wbatconstituted 10 hours
work according t the contract
but ho did abject to working 10
hours and then at night being drag
ged out f bis house and marched to
j til Yt this is but one of many
similar instances
The laws as thoy exist and are
administered at present aro unjust
onesided and contrary to all ideas
of equaliy and liberty If the
laborer breaks his contract he is
punidied by imprisonment and
become a defacto criminal It tho
emplo3 er breaks tho contract no
punibhment is meted out to him
and the only redresi the laborer has
is that ho can in that case leave his
master and hunt for work cr starve
Wo havo hopes that tho present
government will take ths matter
up President Dole when judge has
both expressed as his opinion offi
cially and unofficially that our
labor laws are unconstitutional
We do not believe that ho has found
reason to alter that opinion although
ho has exchanged tho judicial silk
fortho presidential purple
Tho planters ruht to and
shall bo protected in thir relations
to the laborers but the time is past
n hen tho just demands of tho ser
vant can b ovetlooked and the
glorious principles of Hherty and
tquality ignored If nothing ia
done soon to adjust the relations
of master and sorvant here tho
latter will some day tako it into his
head as he has sporadically in isola
ted cases of forrnor timos and adjust
thorn himself and that would bo
awkward Mr Plantorl
THE CbONCIL OF mil
WHO THEY AUK
The Council of State is now com
plote Tho President Smato and
Homo of Representatives havo each
elected or selected five memberp
and nnd the country is safe The
mission of the gentlemen is to act
as a high privy council and general
all round legislature whon tho regu
lar Legislature olootod by a section
of the peoplo is constitutionally not
in session It is unnecessary to state
that tho peoplb are not represent
ed in the Council Not ono of tho
members could securo an election to
a poundmaitership at a popular
ballot of all thoresidents of Hawaii
The following are tho Councillors
P C Jones born in America
manager of tli9 sugar houo of
Hrewor Co capitalist and at ono
time Minister of Finance uudar the
monarchy
C B lte bnrn in Germany sugar
factor and partuer in Griutiaum
Co A tueuibt r of tin Advisory
Coum il and a elt ver Jobbit and
all round politician provid ng the
public are not admitted to listen to
the debates
Cecil Brown born in Hawaii of
English parentage A lawyer agent
for James Campbell and formerly
Attorney General under the mon
archy
W C Wilder born In Canada A
prominent merchant and capitalist
President of the S nato
Jas A Kennedy born in Scotland
Inspector of the Prison othorwise
unknown
Mark P Robinson born in Ha
waii his fathers hir and at one time
Minister of Foreign Affairs under
the monarchy
John Ena born in Hawaii Boss
of tho 1 1 S N Co capitalist A
noble under tho tnonanhy
Geo W Smith born in America
Proprietor of a leadiug drug store
though well known in political cir
cles has ntver held office previously
D L Naone born iu Hawaii A
punter by trade now speaker of tho
Hum of Representatives
A O M R ibertsor born in Ha
waii of E iglinh part utago A law
yer and lately Deputy Attoruey
lieneral
U M Cooke born in Hawaii oi
miiMonary parental capitalist
sugar pi inter and all round finan
cier No previous political rocerd
Henry Smith born in Hawaii of
part Hawaiian parentage Chief
Clerk of Chief Ju tiooJudJ
T B Murray boru in America
A leadiug niechauie president of
tho American Luague and promi
nent in the lato war
Jos P Mendouca bom in Portu
guese dominions Rancher and
capitalint and friend of Uolto
John Einm luth boru in America
An lunest min
A Narrow Hscapa
Mrs H A r Carter was driving
this morning in hack No Ill wheu
outside tho office of P O Jones on
Fort street a wheel ran off and tho
hack wai dished Th horse fortu
nately stopped and some gentlemen
present assisted Mrs Oartor out and
held tho Lorso until the driver ob
tained another nut for hn wheel
A Short Stay
Tho Alameda duo hero to night or
early to in rrow morning will only
stay timo hours in port Corre
spondents will do well iu having
their letters ready and nut follow
tho ordinary rule of beginning let
ters when t he whistle of departure
sounds tlu first time
11 I - - M
Timely Topics
i
sggffim
June 21 1805
At lnrf Hawaii will becomo
a truo Paradise on tho earth
an Eld rado tint even the
most imaginative dt earner
could hardly picture Ho
twim the Lab r Commisfron
and Mr Dole h Lund Act every
happiness and prosperity will
bo secured forever The first
tells us how to become tich by
growing coffee and cabbage
and the last gives us tho neces
sary lands ou which to raiso
the said coffee and cibbngtjNt
The Bureau of Agrlcuture
invent- and imports toads and
bugs and nil poH JJik bliglt
d htroyers and ilur dny U
near v hn thu provtibial wmll
Ijirm fonly need take his
ba lo t and go out in th forest
and liuldund Til ic with berries
nnd fiugrant sauurkriur
Hut how h he going On
foot That witlbo much too
warm on hoivc back Too
iiiconvi inciit lu ran t lie his
horse to a cabbage hoiJ liow
then will be abked
On a Monarch of course
That is why we imported
that celebrated bicycle which
ha1 already become
and lhn popular ty f
which is assured hero a i
re VVehuveony a f wl ft
of the lot that we r ceived by
tho Andivw Wflub An
order for more Monarch has
gone forward and wo wib soon
be ready t t upply the 20 OCgjk
small larmerd who will bi in
duced t come hoe bv ths
litilior C mmisi ion with tho
bicyee V o
have til in i wo graded one
we offer a 90 Ii i a Mron
nervioeahe who 1 and wo gua
rantee that if wilt givemti
f act ion to who tiie j it
I he other gride which vo
hive iu btock is -without c
i be best bicycle ver
impnittd here We sell it at
I0 This wheal pei feet Ic
is how prefirr d in the ritatef
to wjiy oth r h 1 and hi ion
and geiitleiiMi are uniitiiinoiH
in th ir pru o of thn hmlt
class liicy I Wo end I wi io
columns in docribiusr tho
beauty nnd qualities of Mou
rn h but we prefer to a k y m
to -top into our store without
delay and lnaUo n pergonal
iu puctiou rowm who lnvo
not v t straddled the fin th
sieclc hoeo and h desiiv to
lejin how to ii Iu thou d be
gin their xperienco on n
Monarch The Momuvh dim
ply teaches them to rile n d
it is n arly impoible to talce
a tumble when oiucTctitoifJv
tho Mon irchi il back nnd
speeding tovturd i Wnikiki
Make an iusp ction at oneo
as our so k will inn out and
then will you havo to wait f i
the arival of our next in
voice
T6o Hy iUn Harcwire Co LJ
007 FOIVP STI KCT
Oipo itc Bniccltla Uluik